Vampire Wife

What a lovely fragrance! I love vintagey, floral, powdery fragrances and Vampire Wife definitely sits within that particular perfume genre. The slight fruity, citrus note from the blood orange and star anise make it quite different from other vintage style perfumes I have tried. It's really interesting how they managed to use these notes without this being a fruity fragrance. This reminds me of a slice of cake offered by someone's grandmother from an old family recipe. And when you taste the cake itself, it tastes like the dust, the mothballs, the old perfume owned by said grandma, basically the entire aroma of her house absorbed by the cake itself having been made in said house. I compared Vampire Husband, another fragrance released alongside Vampire Wife, to an old, forlorn vampire's crypt. Vampire Wife is probably what Dita Von Teese's house would probably smell like in 40 years. Dare I say Vampire Wife is blind buy safe if you also like vintage, powdery fragrances like myself (I blind bought this and love it).

If Elena Gilbert was a perfume, she would be this one. This perfume is so special. It's very light, yet also quite rich and decadent. It's powdery, smooth, soft, sweet, with a little zingy spice to keep things interesting. The cake note comes through so delicately, adding a sweetness that lingers beautifully on the skin. It's not heavy at all, even if you spray quite a bit. And it's almost... cold? It's hard to describe, but when I smell this one clinging to fabrics, it smells cold to me. In a good way. Vampire Wife has a similar base to Sorce's Ephemera (which I also adore), but whereas Ephemera is ripe pumpkin rind and paper, Vampire Wife is soft, spiced orange. They're both whimsical, airy, light but still sweet and yummy, with a warm and cozy dry-down. Not quite skin scents but not quite full gourmands either. The notes make them sound entirely different, but just trust me on this one - they're definitely cousins (maybe even sisters). Love love love love loveeeeeeeee.

a long time ago, people described Lolita Lempicka as a beautiful scent with a anise/licorice note. I always imagined LL to smell like this but it didn’t at all. this fragrance, vampire wife, is just beautiful. it definitely reminds me of Ex Idolo Love and Crime except it’s less aggressively citrus. Vampire Wife is a semi-sweet citrus-anise/licorice vanilla that leans more oriental at the start but ends mostly an airy gourmand vanilla. the initial spray is the most interesting with all the notes showing up (orange, anise, tonka, heliotrope) but it dries down to a sweet airy vanilla. I wish it could remain how it begins but overall I still truly love it. it has moderate longevity and projection which is a win these days. Brava Caitlin!

OH MY GOSH I love this scent. Especially the opening on first spray it smells almost like a chocolate orange and I was immediately in love. Once it has dried down it is a very nice spiced powder smell. The star anise was very prominent on my skin. I found myself smelling my wrist constantly while I had this on. While there is certainly a sweet cake element I find it to be much more elegant and complex then some of Sorce's other gourmand scents (nothing wrong with them I just don't personally prefer straight sweet scents). Will definitely be adding this too my list of Sorce scents that I need to get full sizes of.

On the initial spray it's very citrus but as it dries I smell the cake and powder more than anything. It's mainly blood orange the first few minutes, orangey/powdery cake the next few hours, and then fades to a slightly sweet powder by the end. It's definitely eternal on me, I can still smell it over 24 hours later. I loooove sweet gourmand scents so this being primarily cake to me makes it one of my favorite perfumes :) The powder notes are also really nice to me. Overall this is a very nice elegant and sweet perfume with amazing longevity and strength.

The best Sorce perfume I’ve tried, so far I’ve tried about ten. Purchased a travel size and happy with that, they last me a good while. However since it’s a roller ball, only can be smelled if you put your nose to it. Disappointing, but just means I’ll like the atomized version even better if it has good silage. Smelled like a spicy cake, powdered skin nostalgia. Soft and comforting, a little dark. Definitely a fan. Excited to also try the dreams and fairy tales in vanilla and ephemera. Got them as samples, waiting for them.

Vampire Wife is so good. This is such a unique gourmand while still being super wearable. The first thing I noticed was the star anise (I honestly thought licorice at first) which gives it this dark spicy edge beneath all the sweetness. It’s fruity, cakey, warm and somehow still sophisticated instead of smelling like straight dessert. The whole thing gives me elegant Victorian tea party vibes complete with pastries, spice cabinets and velvet curtains. Definitely one of the prettiest gourmands I’ve tried in a while.

You've just cleaned your kitchen and went grocery shopping, you set a bag of fresh oranges on the counter and open up a box of vanilla cake mix and open the windows as you begin baking. Thats what this is. Its powdery, smells like cake with fresh oranges nearby, but the smell is not cloying at all. Its a very comfy daytime scent for gourmand lovers, good springtime scent. 8/10

I kind of have no words. It’s beautiful. Transports me back to my birthdays as a child. Smells like a memory in the best way possible. Cake and blood orange are the most prominent notes, and it gets more powdery and spicy as it sits on my skin. Good longevity, lowkey brings a tear to my eye. This is my first purchase from source and it will definitely not be my last!!!!!!

This! I let this sit for about three months and it smells even better!! So rich and darkly beautiful Its very hot where I am so i decided tonight would be a good night to put this on. I am so glad I did! I am blown away at how creamy and not overly sweet. I have GOT to wear this more (so ready for fall)

This one is so yummy. Love a blood orange note and it settles down to a slightly citrusy cake for me. Heads up though this girl is STRONG. I made the mistake of wearing this around people who are very sensitive to scents and I filled up an entire room with it. Definitely will wear again once fall hits.

Well, I think I’m in love! Very pretty soft powdery skin scent with a cake undertone, moss and heliotrope to lighten it up, and a delicate star anise to give it something different. This is NOT blind buy worthy imo so please test it first but I’m in love with it. Will be getting a full bottle ASAP.

Opens with blood orange and red velvet cake. Settles into a powdery vanilla cake with star anise and an airy musk. A gourmand that isn't overpoweringly sweet or dark. This one stays light yet mysterious. I can see a young yet sophisticated woman who is really into fashion wearing this.

I love this one. I’m a sucker for citrus scents and this one smells soooo beautiful. I don’t have much winter/fall perfumes but this one might be my new signature for the colder months. It is spot on with the vampire aesthetic. I’m definitely going to full bottle this one next.

i dont particularly like citrus scents, but i really enjoy this one! the cake and powder notes really make it. the orange starts to fade as you wear it on the skin, but i dont think thats a bad thing. i definitely plan on buying the full size sometime soon.

Unexpectedly my favorite from the brand that I've sampled so far. Dense cake, heavy with blood orange and anise. Surprisingly somewhat seasonless due to the powdery notes/heliotrope/oakmoss/peru balsam underpinnings. Dies down really nicely on skin.

ghostly mandarin cake is right. initially I was expecting something more dark/mossy. still this is a gorgeous orange sweet treat that I find myself indulging in often. sorce you’re something wonderful!

It’s so beautiful. Citrus + cake with a powder finish. It’s like the memory of something sweet

Smells like a baby powder that's scented with blood orange and vanilla, I absolutely love it

I really like this perfume but I definitely just smell like a sexy fruitloop with it on.